Job Description

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As CohnReznick grows, so do our career opportunities. As one of the nation’s top Professional Services and Business Advisory firms, we foster teams in Advisory, Assurance, and Tax services that value innovation and collaboration in everything they do!

CohnReznick currently has an exciting career opportunity to join our Tax Team as an  Executive Assistant. This position is located in our Hartford, CT office. Candidate must be available to work in a hybrid work environment. 

CohnReznick is a top National Advisory, Assurance and Tax accounting, firm with a team of over 3,000 employees in 25 cities. As a member of our team, we will provide you with the necessary tools to take your career to the next level. Your success is our success!

YOUR TEAM.

This position is responsible for providing a broad spectrum of support to our Tax Department and Partners in a fast paced, challenging, and rewarding environment. Requirements include extensive people, communication, organizational, technical and process skills, and the ability to continuously prioritize multiple projects. Successful candidates will thrive in a collaborative work environment.

WHY COHNREZNICK?

• Work-Life Blend: Our team members accrue up to 30 days of PTO depending on their level & take advantage of 17 paid holidays including two weeks off a year when all CR Team members take time off together (July 4th week and Thanksgiving week).
• Parental Leave: Our expanded leave is up to 8 weeks following the birth or placement of a child.
• Flexibility: Our team members have options of being fully virtual, hybrid or in the office based on theirs and the business needs. All full time or part time CR team members are offered a home office stipend upon onboarding to help them get setup at home.
• Diversity & Inclusion: Whether it’s through participation in our Employee Resource Groups such as CR Blac, CR PRIDE, WomenCAN, VMA, CR Green, Raza or AAPI or through CR Cares, our team members give back to the communities they live and work in.
• Total Rewards: We offer a competitive annual compensation, annual discretionary performance bonus, referral & client bonuses, spot bonus opportunities, 401k match with profit sharing contributions and incentive and support towards achieving the CPA licensure.

• Learning & Development: Our team members have access to learning opportunities focusing on technical, leadership, and success skills that support their growth and career advancement, not to mention the necessary resources to meet their compliance needs.
• Wellness resources: Our virtual care programs such as Headspace, Spring Health, Prevention Cloud, and Peerfit help support our team members’ mental and physical well-being.
• Performance Coach: Each CR Team member is aligned to a Performance Coach who will support them in establishing their goals and provide guidance and support along their career path of choice.
• The CR Friend: Your CR Friend will serve as a familiar face when you first join the firm and is someone you can always reach out to.

YOUR TEAM.

This position is responsible for providing a broad spectrum of support to our Tax Department and Partners in a fast paced, challenging and rewarding environment. Requirements include extensive people, communication, organizational, technical and process skills, and the ability to continuously prioritize multiple projects. Successful candidates will thrive in a collaborative work environment.

YOUR ROLE.  

Responsibilities include but not limited to:   

• • Support Tax and Audit Partners and Directors to include but not limited to calendaring, time and expense entry
  • Preparing and tracking of engagement letters
  • Compose, prepare and distribute written materials for management using sound judgment including correspondence, memos/letters, agendas, presentations, and minutes
  • Utilizing software for document retention of client information and maintain workflow processes
  • Assist with requests for new client set ups and expansion of services for client services, assist with any updating of client information
  • Send Tax returns/forms to clients via mail or electronic delivery/client portal as needed
  • Assist with tax processing as needed to include but not limited to printing paper returns as requested to send to clients; generating and sending K-1s to clients via electronic or mail; reviewing efile forms to ensure meets Firm's standard criteria; processing, exporting and efiling extensions that meet Firm requirements, scanning client work papers
  • Run client-specific reports
  • Use current Firm operating systems to keep the team updated on deadline status by client and deliverable
  • Draft proposals and associated matter codes
  • Assist team with billing process
  • Organize team scheduling meetings and maintain schedule updates in staffing system
  • Participate in weekly team project meetings
  • Book travel arrangements as requested
  • Maintain team’s contacts and mailing lists
  • Perform other duties as assigned

YOUR EXPERIENCE.  

The successful candidate will have:   

• 4+ years of experience in administrative support work, office practices and administrative procedures
• Tech savvy with the ability and desire to embrace necessary software applications
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency with Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel; intermediate knowledge of all other Microsoft applications
• Superior organizational and follow-through skills with strong attention given to details and deadlines
• Professional demeanor and appearance necessary at all times
• Proven ability to work in a high-volume, fast-paced, deadline-driven environment and handle multiple projects while prioritizing, planning and organizing projects simultaneously
• Flexibility to work additional hours during peak periods of the year

After reviewing this job posting, are you hesitating to apply because you don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that we are less likely to apply to jobs unless we meet every single qualification. At CohnReznick, we are dedicated to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we still encourage you to apply.  

 

You may be just the right candidate for this or one of our other roles.   

CohnReznick is an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive team to drive business results and create a better future every day for our team members, clients, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. For more information, please see Equal Employment Opportunity Posters

If you are an individual with a disability in need of assistance at any time during our recruitment process, please contact us at

CRaccommodation@cohnreznick.com

Please note: This email address is reserved for individuals with disabilities in need of assistance and are not a means of inquiry about positions or application statuses.

CohnReznick does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters are currently engaged by CohnReznick Talent Acquisition Team by way of a written agreement to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that CohnReznick will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.

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Holiday work, Full time, Part time, Home office,

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